Castello Plan

On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the Dutch founding of a colony that would give rise to New York, this special installation is organized around the Castello Plan, a map depicting New Amsterdam around the peak of its settlement circa 1660. Major support for New York Before New York: The Castello Plan of New Amsterdam is provided by the David Berg Foundation. The New-York Historical Society is a Holland Dames Grant Recipient. This program is supported as part of the Dutch Culture USA program by the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York, and has received funding through a NY400 grant from the Netherland-America Foundation. Unidentified maker, Mpungu collection, ca. 1660.Scales, bones, teeth, wood fragments, stoneware marbles, brick fragments, tile fragments, Kaolin pipe bowl and stem fragments, brown-glazed redware, glass fragments, nails, thimble, pin, shot, oyster shell, wampum, plate fragments. Courtesy New York State Museum, Albany NY Unidentified maker, Wedding ring, 1600–1712. Gold, diamonds, enamel. New-York Historical Society, Gift of Miss Cornelia Fulton Crary, through Mrs. Arthur T. Sutcliffe, 1952.331a Unidentified maker, Mpungu collection, ca. 1660.Scales, bones, teeth, wood fragments, stoneware marbles, brick fragments, tile fragments, Kaolin pipe bowl and stem fragments, brown-glazed redware, glass fragments, nails, thimble, pin, shot, oyster shell, wampum, plate fragments. Courtesy New York State Museum, Albany NY Unidentified maker, Wedding ring, 1600–1712. Gold, diamonds, enamel. New-York Historical Society, Gift of Miss Cornelia Fulton Crary, through Mrs. Arthur T. Sutcliffe, 1952.331a Johannes Jansson (1588–1664), cartographer, Nicolaes Visscher (1649–1702), cartographer, Novi Belgii, Novaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula,Amsterdam, 1656. Hand-colored engraving. Patricia D. Klingenstein Library, New-York Historical Society Unidentified maker, Mpungu collection, ca. 1660.Scales, bones, teeth, wood fragments, stoneware marbles, brick fragments, tile fragments, Kaolin pipe bowl and stem fragments, brown-glazed redware, glass fragments, nails, thimble, pin, shot, oyster shell, wampum, plate fragments. Courtesy New York State Museum, Albany NY Unidentified maker, Wedding ring, 1600–1712. Gold, diamonds, enamel. New-York Historical Society, Gift of Miss Cornelia Fulton Crary, through Mrs. Arthur T. Sutcliffe, 1952.331a Johannes Jansson (1588–1664), cartographer, Nicolaes Visscher (1649–1702), cartographer, Novi Belgii, Novaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula,Amsterdam, 1656. Hand-colored engraving. Patricia D. Klingenstein Library, New-York Historical Society Unidentified maker, Mpungu collection, ca. 1660.Scales, bones, teeth, wood fragments, stoneware marbles, brick fragments, tile fragments, Kaolin pipe bowl and stem fragments, brown-glazed redware, glass fragments, nails, thimble, pin, shot, oyster shell, wampum, plate fragments. Courtesy New York State Museum, Albany NY Unidentified maker, Wedding ring, 1600–1712. Gold, diamonds, enamel. New-York Historical Society, Gift of Miss Cornelia Fulton Crary, through Mrs. Arthur T. Sutcliffe, 1952.331a Johannes Jansson (1588–1664), cartographer, Nicolaes Visscher (1649–1702), cartographer, Novi Belgii, Novaeque Angliae nec non partis Virginiae tabula,Amsterdam, 1656. Hand-colored engraving. Patricia D. Klingenstein Library, New-York Historical Society Philanthropic support for New Amsterdam 400 is provided by New York Life. Lead support is also provided by The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation. Major support is provided by Jeffrey Bewkes and the Citco group of Companies, and the Henry Luce Foundation. Additional support is provided by Alex Roepers and Nina and Tim Zagat. Exhibitions at The New York Historical are made possible by the Saunders Trust for American History, the Evelyn & Seymour Neuman Fund, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York Stat